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Ms. Drummey reported on the upcoming RMHS production of Chicago. Football, <br /> swimming,cheer and cross-country teams are participating in post season tournaments <br /> and the RMHS Veterans Day celebration at RMHS will be at 8:00 a.m. tomorrow. <br /> D. Old Business <br /> Elementary Space Update <br /> Dr. Doherty began by saying that Town Meeting approved funding for the elementary <br /> space/enrollment study. Dale Gienapp is here tonight to update the committee on what <br /> has been done to date. He also shared that the Permanent Building Committee has been <br /> involved. <br /> Mr.Gienapp shared the topics he would be discussing tonight He will discuss the <br /> project purpose, background and assumptions,existing conditions,enrollment and space <br /> needs,planning options and conclusion and next steps. <br /> He reviewed the enrollment projections. The data from NESDEC shows modest <br /> increases,however most of the growth is in the Killam and Birch Meadow area. With <br /> that in mind the goal is to develop multiple schemes and plan for the next 20 years. Mr. <br /> Gienapp next reviewed MSBA standard square footage for classroom spaces. Additional <br /> classroom space will be required for enrollment increases and programmatic changes. <br /> Our pre-kindergarten numbers continue to increase impacting classroom space in the <br /> district. Programmatic changes have also contributed to the reduction in classroom <br /> space. <br /> The existing conditions at the five elementary schools was reviewed. Constraints <br /> contributing to any solution include limitations in current districts,cycle of building <br /> renovation/needs and awareness of middle school districting. Wood End would be <br /> difficult to expand due to insufficient access roads. It is not practical to expand at Joshua <br /> Eaton or Barrows;enrollment would need to be reduced to meet square fpotlstudent <br /> guidelines. <br /> Assumptions made when developing possible scenarios include having pre-k students at <br /> the high school is not advantageous,modular classrooms are not a long-term solution, <br /> redistricting is acceptable, interest in downsizing to 4 sites and all estimates are based on <br /> approximate cost/sq. ft. It has been determined that it is not practical to expand at all <br /> sites,structurally it is not feasible to add a 2nd floor to any school and there would be no <br /> advantage to move grade 5 to the middle schools. <br /> Mr.Gienapp reviewed the proposed scenarios to address the elementary space needs. <br /> • Scheme A—Add a second floor to Killam to create a 750-student school, <br /> redistrict and does not address Pre-K. <br /> • Scheme B—Build new 660 student school on Killam site, build an addition to <br /> Birch Meadow,would address Pre-K. <br /> • Scheme C—Gut and renovate Killam for 500 students,build an addition to Birch <br /> Meadow,redistrict and does not address Pre-K. <br /> • Scheme F—Build new 650 student school on Killam site,vacate Birch Meadow, <br /> add on to Wood End,redistrict and does not address pre-K. <br /> • Scheme G—Build a new 750 student school on Killam site,demolish Birch <br /> Meadow,redistrict and does not address Pre-K. <br /> • Scheme H—Build a new school on Birch Meadow site to house Pre-K and K, <br /> and Killam becomes new 650 student school. <br /> Page 1 2 <br />